Sébastien Serres,1,4 Daniel C. Anthony,2 Yanyan Jiang,2 Kerry A. Broom,1 Sandra J. Campbell,2 Damian J. Tyler,1 Sander I. van Kasteren,3 Benjamin G. Davis,3 and Nicola R. Sibson1,4 1Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PT, United Kingdom, 2Department of Pharmacology, Oxford OX1 3QT, United Kingdom, 3Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxfor...

D.S., a 65-year-old woman, presented for a gynecologic examination stating that she wished to discontinue annual cervical cancer screening. Her physical examination was within normal limits, and a liquid-based Pap test with a broom and a cytobrush was obtained. Her medical history was signifi cant for stable multiple sclerosis, for which she takes glatiramer 20 mg subcutaneously daily. Her obst...

Moniliophthora perniciosa infects young meristematic tissue of Theobroma cacao and induces abnormal shoot development and ultimately necrosis. We analyzed culture filtrates of M. perniciosa to identify metabolites with possible effects on witches’ broom disease symptom development. All isolates produced salicylic acid (SA), phenyllactic acid and mandelic acid. When SA levels were measured in pl...

Lichen simplex chronicus is a skin disease that mostly affects female patients, with a peak incidence between ages 35 and 50 years. On the scalp, it appears as a single or multiple oval lesions, showing scaling and hair shaft loss or breakage. An important dermoscopic feature of the disease are the “broom fibers.” Histopathology reveals the “hamburger” and the “gear wheel” signs. The aim of thi...

Fifty sucuks (19 factory sucuks and 31 butcher’s sucuks) were collected from local markets and butchers. Chemical, microbiological and overall sensory qualities of sucuks were investigated. There was a great variation in the concentrations of biogenic amines and levels of residual nitrite in them. Aerobic plate, lactic acid bacteria, and mould and yeast counts of factory sucuks varied from 5.56...

Alireza Asem 1,*,†, Amin Eimanifar 2,*,† and Michael Wink 3 1 Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China 2 Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (HBREL), Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Steinmetz Hall, Natural Area Dr., P.O. Box 110620, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA 3 Institute of Pharmacy and ...